Welcome to Armah ...

Armah is located in Iowa County<1>.

The location of Armah has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Armah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Armah is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Armah lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Armah lies within the (319) area code.

Communities near Armah ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Armah.

• Williamsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Marengo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <4>
• Sigourney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
  • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <4>
• Wellman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Wellman is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <4>
• Brooklyn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <4>
• Montezuma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• North English
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North English
  • North English is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North English <4>
• Keota
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Keota is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <4>
• Victor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
• What Cheer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for What Cheer
  • What Cheer is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for What Cheer <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Armah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Armah.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Armah. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Armah.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Armah. See our Newspapers Page for Armah.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Armah ...

Looking for more information about Armah? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Armah, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Armah.

Adding Armah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Armah in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Armah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Armah post office opened in 1895.

We also found Armah on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Armah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Armah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/